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DÁIL ÉIREANN Déardaoin, 10 Nollaig, 2020 Thursday, 10th December, 2020 CEISTEANNA QUESTIONS 79 DÁIL ÉIREANN 3717 Déardaoin, 10 Nollaig, 2020 Thursday, 10th December, 2020 CEISTEANNA I gCOMHAIR FREAGRA Ó BHÉAL QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER CEISTEANNA AR SONRAÍODH UAIN DÓIBH QUESTIONS NOMINATED FOR PRIORITY Chun an Aire Dlí agus Cirt: To the Minister for Justice. 1. To ask the Minister for Justice the number of vacant positions currently in the judiciary in all courts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Martin Kenny. [42653/20] 2. To ask the Minister for Justice the plans in place to mark the centenary of the foundation of An Garda Síochána in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Cathal Berry. [41671/20] 3. To ask the Minister for Justice if the Courts Service has the resources required to deal with the backlog of cases in courts due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Martin Kenny. [42654/20] 4. To ask the Minister for Justice the strategic measures her Department is taking to tackle and prevent burglaries in rural Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Carol Nolan. [41657/20] 5. To ask the Minister for Justice when legislation will be brought forward to deal with the 2014 ruling by the European Union Court of Justice which ruled that legislation here regarding the retention of phone records and other personal data amounted to mass state surveillance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Martin Kenny. [42655/20] CEISTEANNA EILE OTHER QUESTIONS Chun an Aire Dlí agus Cirt: To the Minister for Justice. 6. To ask the Minister for Justice her plans to deal with white collar crime including the resourcing of State agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Colm Burke. [41561/20] 7. To ask the Minister for Justice if consideration will be given to extending the temporary online application process for international student graduates seeking to avail of the third level graduate scheme but are unable to renew in person as they are outside of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Gary Gannon. [42158/20] P.T.O 3718 8. To ask the Minister for Justice the steps she has taken to tackle the rising incidents of knife crime and seizures of knives in communities across Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Neale Richmond. [41547/20] 9. To ask the Minister for Justice if she will address the issue of parent alienation; if her attention has been drawn to this issue; her plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [42208/20] 10. To ask the Minister for Justice if her office will allow deportations of failed applicants for international protection to take place during the Covid-19 crisis or if a halt to deportations only applies to level 5 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bríd Smith. [42528/20] 11. To ask the Minister for Justice the actions she will take to address the rising levels of domestic violence in Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jennifer Murnane O’Connor. [42420/20] 12. To ask the Minister for Justice the arrangements which have been made for personal visits by families to prisoners at Christmas due to the Covid 19 crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [41112/20] 13. To ask the Minister for Justice her views on the campaign to posthumously pardon a person (details supplied) further to ongoing correspondence from this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [42427/20] 14. To ask the Minister for Justice the actions she will take to address the rising levels of domestic violence in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Pádraig O’Sullivan. [42423/20] 15. To ask the Minister for Justice her plans to legislate for the introduction of domestic homicide reviews. — Jim O’Callaghan. [42426/20] 16. To ask the Minister for Justice the number of convictions for possession of drugs in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of persons referred to the health diversion programme for the same offences over the same period by Garda division. — Pa Daly. [41662/20] 17. To ask the Minister for Justice when the scoping enquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will publish the report of the enquiry without delay once received. — Matt Carthy. [41637/20] 18. To ask the Minister for Justice the extent to which extra Garda resources can be deployed to counter an increase in crime including organised crime in the approach to Christmas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [42499/20] 19. To ask the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda recruits and priorities to combat rural crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Alan Dillon. [41277/20] 20. To ask the Minister for Justice the steps being taken to ensure family contact for prisoners is maintained at normal levels during Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Patrick Costello. [41668/20] 3719 21. To ask the Minister for Justice if she will report on the reform of the family law system including the Courts Service; her wider plans to reform this important area of law which impacts on many; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Colm Burke. [41560/20] 22. To ask the Minister for Justice her plans to complete the progression of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jennifer Murnane O’Connor. [42419/20] 23. To ask the Minister for Justice the number of cases waiting to be heard by the various courts serving Cork on 4 December 2020, in tabular form; the same for 4 December 2019; the measures being undertaken to address the backlog of cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Aindrias Moynihan. [42352/20] 24. To ask the Minister for Justice the progress in tackling the issue of catalytic converter thefts from cars; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Paul McAuliffe. [42330/20] 25. To ask the Minister for Justice if her Department has future plans to commemorate the Royal Irish Constabulary. — Cathal Crowe. [42212/20] 26. To ask the Minister for Justice the amount invested in leadership and CPD within An Garda Síochána; her plans to invest in leadership and CPD initiatives in the future; the recommendations The Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland has made in this area; the actions she plans to take to support leadership and CPD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. [41515/20] 27. To ask the Minister for Justice if the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019 has been commenced; if not, when it will be commenced; the plans for enforcement of the provisions contained in the Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [42509/20] 28. To ask the Minister for Justice the steps a person should take in appealing to her Department for permission to stay after their application for international protection has failed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bríd Smith. [42529/20] 29. To ask the Minister for Justice the authority that judges apply to in respect of judicial appointments to the highest court; if she will provide a schedule of the persons that are to be informed that a judge has declared an interest and or applied for the appointment; the details of the persons; and the way in which applications are evaluated. — Catherine Murphy. [39123/20] 30. To ask the Minister for Justice the plans in place for the old disused Bray Courthouse on the Boghall Road, Bray, County Wicklow; and if she will engage with Wicklow County Council with a view to handing it over for community use. — John Brady. [39662/20] 31. To ask the Minister for Justice when she will implement the decision of Dáil Eireann of 14 February 2020 to establish a public enquiry into the circumstances of the death of a person (details supplied) and the subsequent actions of State agencies in this regard. — Matt Carthy. [41636/20] 32. To ask the Minister for Justice the number of successful applicants under the CCTV community programme in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Alan Dillon. [41276/20] P.T.O 3720 33. To ask the Minister for Justice the extent to which she remains satisfied regarding the turnaround time in respect of applications for asylum, refugee status and citizenship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [42498/20] 34. To ask the Minister for Justice her plans regarding the grooming of children by criminal gangs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Ruairí Ó Murchú. [41794/20] 35. To ask the Minister for Justice the status of the development of her Justice Plan; the areas she plans to prioritise as part of the plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jennifer Carroll MacNeill.